Level 2 Award in Epilepsy and Emergency Medication
This course has been specifically designed to provide support staff and professionals with a fundamental understanding of epilepsy and the effective management of seizures.
This course is structured as a self-paced eLearning program, allowing you to study at your own convenience. The estimated duration for completion is 1 hour. During this time, you will engage with interactive modules, informative presentations, and quizzes to reinforce your understanding of epilepsy and seizure management.
This course is mapped to National Occupational Standard SFHCHHM2 and NICE Quality Standard 26. This ensures that the content aligns with established industry standards and guidelines, providing you with accurate and relevant information.
Upon successful completion of the eLearning course, you will receive a certificate as evidence of your knowledge of epilepsy.
Learning Objectives
- List the causes and types of epilepsy
- Describe the general management of seizures and seizure management plans
- Describe the use of Midazolam and Diazepam
Clinical Skills Training
First Response Training provides a range of additional Level 2 Awards for health and social care staff required to carry out specific clinical tasks in their day-to-day roles.
Duration: 2 hours
Capacity: Up to 12 delegates
Learning Objectives:
- To explain anaphylaxis and identify the body systems that it affects
- To describe how to recognise anaphylaxis, and identify the symptoms
- To explain the causes of anaphylaxis
- To explain the first aid treatment for anaphylaxis
This course can be delivered via Classroom or Webinar training. Please contact us to schedule training.
Duration: 3 hours
Capacity: Up to 12 delegates
Learning Objectives:
- Develop an understanding of basic clinical observations and how NEWS2 scoring works
- Understand the different types of responses including the Glasgow Coma score
- Understand the importance of hand hygiene
- Develop an understanding of sepsis awareness and identify symptoms
- Practical experience of taking readings recording information
This course can be delivered via Classroom or Webinar training. Please contact us to schedule training.
Duration: 3 hours
Capacity: Up to 12 delegates
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the anatomy and physiology of the lower bowel
- Understand how to assess bowel function
- Describe bowel dysfunction and some of its causes
- Explain how to promote and maintain a healthy bowel
- Understand why privacy and dignity are important
- Explain why communication is important
- Know why recording and documentation is important in bowel care
This course can be delivered via Classroom or Webinar training. Please contact us to schedule training.
Duration: 3 hours
Capacity: Up to 12 delegates
Learning Objectives:
- How the law and accountability affect catheter care
- Why catheterise and the purpose
- Review the female and male anatomy and physiology
- Review indications and contraindications for catheter care
- Identify the importance of infection prevention and aseptic non-touch technique
- How to carry out catheter care safely
- The importance of recording relevant documentation relating to catheters in care plans
This course can be delivered via Classroom or Webinar training. Please contact us to schedule training.
Duration: 3 hours
Capacity: Up to 12 delegates
Learning Objectives:
- Understand what is meant by diabetes and the difference between Type 1 and Type 2
- Know risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes
- State the treatment and management options for individuals with diabetes
- Explain how to respond to hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia
- Understand the links between diabetes and other conditions
This course can be delivered via Classroom or Webinar training. Please contact us to schedule training.
Duration: 3 hours
Capacity: Up to 12 delegates
Learning Objectives:
- List the causes and types of epilepsy
- Describe the general management of seizures and seizure management plans
This course can be delivered via Classroom or Webinar training. Please contact us to schedule training.
Duration: 3 hours
Capacity: Up to 12 delegates
Learning Objectives:
- List the causes and types of epilepsy
- Describe the general management of seizures and seizure management plans
- Describe the use of Midazolam
This course can be delivered via Classroom or Webinar training. Please contact us to schedule training.
Duration: 4 hours
Capacity: Up to 12 delegates
Learning Objectives:
- List the causes and types of epilepsy
- Describe the general management of seizures and seizure management plans
- Describe the use of Midazolam
- Describe the use of Diazepam
This course can be delivered via Classroom or Webinar training. Please contact us to schedule training.
Duration: 4 hours
Capacity: Up to 12 delegates
Learning Objectives:
- List the causes and types of epilepsy
- Describe the general management of seizures and seizure management plans incl. administration of Carbamazepine as a treatment for epilepsy
- Describe the use of Midazolam
- Describe the use of Diazepam
This course can be delivered via Classroom or Webinar training. Please contact us to schedule training.
Duration: 2 hours
Capacity: Up to 12 delegates
Learning Objectives:
- Explain the respiratory system
- List the differences between asthma and COPD
- Describe the general treatment for breathing difficulty
- Explain the use of inhalers
- Demonstrate the use of a nebuliser
This course can be delivered via Classroom or Webinar training. Please contact us to schedule training.
Duration: 3 hours
Capacity: Up to 12 delegates
Learning Objectives:
- To have an understanding of what enteral feeds are
- To have awareness of anatomy and physiology of the digestive system
- To have a basic understanding of surgical insertion of feeding tubes in relation to job role
- To be able to identify indications for having a PEG
- To be able to identify risks involved in having a PEG
- To be able to identify potential complications
- To manage infection risk associated with established feeding tubes
- To review standard procedures in relation to PEG feeding for nutrition purposes
This course can be delivered via Classroom or Webinar training. Please contact us to schedule training.
Duration: 3 hours
Capacity: Up to 12 delegates
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the different types of stomas and the reasons they are formed
- Consent and infection prevention
- Understand the importance of documentation and reporting the outcome using Bristol stool score and recognising changes
- Understand the importance of maintaining privacy, dignity and respect
- Demonstrate a basic knowledge of the digestive system and be aware of the impact of dietary requirements
- Device management, fitting and problems
- Support needs of the individual with a stoma and how they can be assisted to become independent
This course can be delivered via Classroom or Webinar training. Please contact us to schedule training.
Duration: 3 hours
Capacity: Up to 12 delegates
Learning Objectives:
- Understand what a tracheostomy is
- Explain the different respiratory tracts
- List reasons why a tracheostomy may be needed and types of tubes
- Understand humidification and suction
- Know how to manage and care for the stoma site
This course can be delivered via Classroom or Webinar training. Please contact us to schedule training.
Delegated Healthcare Tasks
Duration: 7 hours
Capacity: Up to 8 delegates
Learning Objectives:
- Accountability relating to the catheterisation procedure
- Code of Conduct NMC – Consent in Practice
- Competency completion and completion of an unsatisfactory assessment procedure
- What is catheterisation, indications and contraindications for it
- The importance of infection precautions including CAUTI, Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
- Importance of ANTT, Aseptic Non-Touch Technique, including equipment preparation, Houdini effect
- Device management, the importance pre-procedure checks for female catheterisation
- The procedure for female catheterisation, how to perform it safely and considerations via group observation
- Anatomy and physiology of the successful female catheterisation
- Device management, the importance of pre-procedure checks for male catheterisation
- The procedure for male catheterisation and how to be performed safely and considerations via group observation
- Anatomy and physiology of successful male catheterisation
- Clinical waste – documentation – problem-solving
This course is delivered via Classroom training. Please contact us to schedule training.
Duration: 7 hours
Capacity: Up to 8 delegates
Learning Objectives:
- To understand how insulin works and why the body needs it to survive
- To be able to explain the different insulins and regimens that are used today to treat diabetes
- Understand what the glucose levels mean in relation to the insulin doses
- Be able to practically demonstrate a safe and competent injection technique
- Explain the impact of poor injection technique and recognise when the insulin doses may need to be altered
This course is delivered via Classroom training. Please contact us to schedule training.
Duration: 7 hours
Capacity: Up to 8 delegates
Learning Objectives:
- To have an understanding of what enteral feeds are
- To have an awareness of anatomy and physiology of the digestive system
- To have a basic understanding of surgical insertion of feeding tubes in relation to job role
- To be able to identify indications for having a PEG
- To be able to identify risks involved in having a PEG
- To be able to identify potential complications
- To manage infection risk associated with established feeding tubes
- To review standard procedures in relation to PEG feeding for nutrition purposes
- To practically demonstrate standard procedures in relation to the delivery of feed and medication via feeding tubes
This course is delivered via Classroom training. Please contact us to schedule training.
Duration: 7 hours
Capacity: Up to 8 delegates
Learning Objectives:
- State what a tracheostomy
- List reasons why a tracheostomy may be needed
- Demonstrate how to complete tape/tie changes
- Demonstrate how to clean the stoma and list signs of infection
- Demonstrate how to do a single lumen tube change
- Demonstrate how to change an inner cannula and how to clean an inner cannula
- Explain actions to take in an emergency
This course is delivered via Classroom training. Please contact us to schedule training.